Other general bombs: Catastrophe (an incredible wipe in general, often slept upon), Axis of Mortality (wtf why does nobody run this, you should exercise your queenly authority and tell people that their life total now belongs to the crown), Solemn Simulacrum (ramp in non-green, though sadly in the same slot as your gen at 4 mana), Vedalken Orrery (surprise! always good), Exquisite Blood (biiiig time lifegain, can be a ridiculous difference maker)

Sorry for the paragraph...this went a little longer than I wanted, but I really love Nekusar and while my deck got stolen about 2 years ago...I really am considering rebuilding him, he is an absolute blast to pilot.

2 months ago

Tempt with Damnation

Sorcery

As an additional cost, sacrifice a creature.

Before Tempt with Damnation resolves, the player to your left may sacrifice a creature to gain control of this spell. If they do, the player to their left may sacrifice a creature to gain control of this spell. This process continues until no player is willing or able to sacrifice a creature to gain control of this spell.

2 months ago

Tempt with Damnation

Sorcery

As an additional cost, sacrifice a creature.

Before Tempt with Damnation resolves, the player to your left may sacrifice a creature to gain control of this spell. If they do, the player to their left may sacrifice a creature to gain control of this spell. This process continues until no player is willing or able to sacrifice a creature to gain control of this spell.

4 months ago

Nekusar was my first serious commander and I really enjoyed playing him for a few years. I don't have the final decklist anymore but I'll offer up a few suggestions. I think you could add a few more budget pseudo-wheel effects and here are some of the cards I used to run:
Magus of the Wheel
,
Commit / Memory
, and
Echo of Eons
. There are a few other cards that have Nekusar's ability stapled to them so they might be worth adding:
Fate Unraveler
,
Underworld Dreams
and
Spiteful Visions
. A couple of my personal favorites that I used to run as major sources of damage and disruption were
Teferi's Puzzle Box
and
Phyrexian Tyranny
. They are a bit more pricy so no worries if they are too expensive to slot in. Good luck!!

But you can do whatever you like. I know that my friends called my deck "salty" and I would get targeted early because of how aggro my deck was. Nekusar paints a target on your back because he hits everyone for one of the most essential parts of playing Magic and it's very hard to get around his damage. Good luck with the deck!!

7 months ago

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